Chongqing appoints acting mayor

CHONGQING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Tang Liangzhi was appointed acting mayor of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Tuesday.

Tang was named vice mayor and acting mayor of the city at a session of the Standing Committee of the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress.

The local legislature accepted the resignation of former mayor Zhang Guoqing at the session.